Rating: 
Summary: The fossils shout a resounding YES!
Review: This is another book trying to pass religion as science. Instead of looking at facts and trying to come up with a model to explain them, it combines out-of-contexts citations with a very selective look at the massive amount of fossil data that is available today to try and sell its doctrinal message. This book will no doubt rejoice those who view the creationist agenda as a praiseworthy religious endeavour. It will be discarded as nonsense by serious scientists (or even by serious 8th graders, as was illustrated by one of the other reviews). It will definitely not be helpful to someone who wants to understand what the theory of evolution is about or whether it makes sense; for that, one would be better served by actually looking at the fossil data and make up one's mind. Even a cursory glance at human fossils is sufficient to realize that Mr. Gish's arguments aren't based on much solid evidence.
Rating: 
Summary: Frustrating
Review: This is one of those books where if you believe the main thesis you will come away nodding your head in approval at the well thought out cogent arguments put forward. On the other hand someone with the slightest misgivings about the content will more than likely throw the book away in disgust before getting half way.
Falling into the latter camp I just wish that a Creationist could put forward his or her argument without once mentioning Evolution. I do not need to reinforce my belief in Evolution by attacking the bible.
Rating: 
Summary: Scientific, objective, and... boring
Review: Unless you are very interested in Paleantology you probably will not enjoy this book very much. I recommend this book to two types of people; people who have an interest in paleantology (and even then it is still somewhat dry) and to people who would like to suffer through it in order to fill their head with knowledge about the true nature of the Fossil Record.
I gave this book four stars because Duane Gish really did do an excellent job in writing a scientific book. Mr Gish is unbiased and objective in his work... although he is not a paleantologist himself, he is a PhD and knows how to write a research book. His sources are entirely from well respected and legitimate works. He uses their own findings and research to make a case against their claims and he does a thorough and excellent job of presenting all of the information on the subject. Although he occasionally adds a personal side note to the effect of "hmm... doesnt that make you think?" or "This is why i think this..." but for the most part the book is free of speculation and personal anecdotes.
This book is both an excellent book and a very dry book. If you are looking for an unbiased piece of work on the true nature of the fossil record... this is it. However, if you are looking for a book that you are not going to have to suffer through then I recommend "Darwin On Trial" by Phillip E. Johnson. This book goes over a much more brief explanation of the Fossil Record as well as many other arguments against naturalistic evolution (not against the old age of the earth) and he does it in a way that is both fun and interesting, and at the same time intriguing and convincing.
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